TGFβ Causes Postoperative Natural Killer Cell Paralysis Through mTOR Inhibition

Background: Life-prolonging tumour removal surgery is associated with increased metastasis and disease recurrence. Natural Killer (NK) cells are critical for the anti-tumour immune response. Postoperatively, NK cell cytotoxicity and interferon-gamma (IFNγ) production are profoundly suppressed and th...

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Main Author: Market, Marisa Rae
Other Authors: Auer, Rebecca
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa 2020
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10393/40945
http://dx.doi.org/10.20381/ruor-25171